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The parent was referring to 2005 (when PG posted this). Did Dell have that option way back then? Colour me impressed if so.
by mthoms 5y ago
The parent was referring to 2005 (when PG posted this). Did Dell have that option way back then? Colour me impressed if so.
- slacktide 5y agoPretty close. They started offering Ubuntu preinstalls on 24 May 2007. https://www.delltechnologies.com/en-us/blog/15994-2/ https://www.delltechnologies.com/en-us/blog/15994-2/
- onethought 5y agoSo that period of Unix based Mac started around 2002ish (maybe earlier), and was as you say unchallenged until 2007 by dell. Then Ubuntu back then would still have problems with printers/external screens etc (Printers back then were more important than they are now too).